Assignment Description:

Effective Communication

The Joint Commission reported that [poor] communication was the root cause of 66% of Sentinel Events between 1995-2005. Examine the communication and collaboration in your workplace. Include these aspects:

• The components necessary for effective interpersonal communication.
• Discuss the importance of interprofessional collaboration.
• Apply components of interpersonal communication to interprofessional collaboration.
• Discuss strategies to promote interprofessional collaboration.
• Describe effective strategies to build interprofessional teams.
• Cultural competence